Douluo Continent: Reborn as Yuhao, they all have ulterior motives.

Chapter 411 If you're not willing to cherish the opportunity, then die (Part 2)

Due to the huge gap in cultivation level, even though the Demon Soul Great White Shark is one of the fastest species among sea soul beasts, she could only watch as Poseidon and the other person quickly disappeared from sight.

Fortunately, the shark's sense of smell was quite keen. Even if she lost her target, she could still track the scents left in the air by the two of them, so that she wouldn't fall behind.

The territory of the deep-sea whale mother and daughter was originally far from the land, but for some reason, since the incident six months ago, the two have quietly moved their nest to a remote harbor near the land.

Undoubtedly, this migration attracted the attention of many races, but because of their fear of the Demon Emperor's terrifying power, the sea spirit beasts, no matter how curious they were, dared not approach him.

But this time, as the daughter of the Demon Soul Great White Shark King, she resolutely stepped into this unfamiliar territory.

As her tail continued to wag, time passed second by second. After advancing for about ten minutes, she could feel the energy fluctuations coming from ahead that made her heart pound.

Suppressing the urge to turn and leave, she was about to quicken her pace when she suddenly noticed that the movement ahead seemed to have stopped.

It ended so abruptly, so suddenly.

Then, as the waves in front of her slowly receded, she witnessed a scene she would never forget.

As if descending from afar, the white-haired figure, who had disappeared half a year ago, actually reappeared here, just as she had expected.

The two humans who had just suppressed the group of demonic soul great white sharks to the point of immobility by merely releasing their auras were now being choked by that figure from both sides, struggling like weak chicks.

Just like the Demon Soul Great White Shark from before, the two of them have now become the victims of oppression.

"Hmm, he seems to be a stranger I haven't seen much of before."

It seems that in his previous life in the God Realm, he hadn't paid attention to such weak beings as Poseidon and Tang Chen. After searching his memories and confirming that he had no recollection of the two, Huo Yuhao couldn't help but show a kind smile and politely made his request.

"Since we've all met, could you two please introduce yourselves first?"

Tang Chen did not answer. After struggling to no avail, he realized that continuing like this would be a waste of time, so he forced himself to calm down and threw the question back at him.

"And who are you? Why are you attacking us for no reason?"

As he asked this question, he glanced subtly at the eight awe-inspiring spirit rings beneath Huo Yuhao, his heart churning with shock.

Such a large number of divine rings—is this a configuration that a creature from the lower realms could possess?!

Who on earth is this guy?!

However, Huo Yuhao did not pay attention to Tang Chen's gaze. His smile slowly faded as he pondered Tang Chen's words.

"For no reason at all?"

As the words fell, the hands gripping their necks tightened slightly, bringing an indescribable feeling of suffocation.

"You're attacking my friend, and you're turning around and asking me why I did it for no reason?"

Observing the two people's shocked and angry faces, Huo Yuhao reminded them expressionlessly.

"I don't know if you genuinely don't understand or if you're doing it on purpose, but I hope you can understand one thing: I'm asking you questions now, so please don't bring up irrelevant topics and waste my already limited patience."

Upon hearing this, Lan Fuzi, who had already transformed into human form and had long purple-gold hair like the Demon Emperor, and looked to be about eleven or twelve years old, couldn't help but blink twice and murmur softly.

"Uncle Huo is so domineering."

When Poseidon and Tang Chen arrived, she immediately used the wisp of spiritual power in her mind to call for Huo Yuhao. She thought it would take him a while to arrive, but she didn't expect him to come so quickly.

Almost instinctively, she turned her head to look at the Demon Emperor, whose expression was complex, and called out to him in a tone that was both hesitant and expectant.

"Mom, you and Uncle Huo..."

Although she didn't say the rest aloud, her expectant look made her meaning crystal clear.

"."

The Demon Emperor's eyelids twitched, but he did not immediately refute as he had last time. He simply remained silent and raised his hand to rub Lan Fuzi's head.

To be honest, although Lan Fuzi had told her that Huo Yuhao had left behind a wisp of spiritual energy that could be used for communication and promised to come as soon as he received the message, she didn't really have any expectations.

After all, they are not related and each has their own things to do. Helping each other once is already more than enough. But the problem is, Huo Yuhao actually came.

Not only did they arrive, but they arrived just in time.

Before she could even exchange two blows with Poseidon, the two were easily subdued by Huo Yuhao, who suddenly appeared.

Having been rescued twice in a row, looking at Huo Yuhao's back at this moment, even she, who had been extremely insecure since her husband's death, felt a sense of relief for no apparent reason.

Recalling Huo Yuhao's words, "fight with my friend," she couldn't help but feel uneasy.

This kind of thing isn't something you can just talk about and expect to achieve. Besides, even though she is indeed widowed and completely alone, it seems that humans are quite superstitious about this.

...Wait a minute, what was I thinking just now?

Once he realized what was happening, the Demon Emperor shook his head sharply, clearing his mind of the swirling thoughts, and then took the initiative to explain to Huo Yuhao.

"I know the woman. She is Poseidon, the high priestess of Seagod Island ten thousand years ago. She was the one who helped Tang San become the Seagod. Since she is still alive, it means that she also went to the God Realm with him."

"Oh?"

Huo Yuhao raised an eyebrow, glanced at the two of them, then turned to the Demon Emperor: "So what do they want with you?"

"It seems they want to find out about what happened back then, and also about you."

At this point, the Demon Emperor paused, then added softly for some unknown reason, "But I didn't tell them."

"."

Huo Yuhao opened his mouth, wanting to say that it would be fine to tell them, but considering that it was inappropriate to say that, he changed his words in time.

"They came to our door entirely because of me. You were just caught in the crossfire. Even if you told them, I wouldn't blame you. Next time something like this happens, prioritize your own safety."

"……Um."

The Demon Emperor nodded, appearing calm and collected, but unconsciously increased the pressure on Lan Fuzi's head, ruffling her beautiful long hair into a mess.

"?"

Why does it seem like my mother is very happy?

Just as Lan Fuzi was about to ask a question, she seemed to catch something out of the corner of her eye and immediately exclaimed in surprise.

"Uncle Huo, watch out!"

Suddenly, Tang Chen, whose neck was being gripped by Huo Yuhao, shuddered. The nine soul rings beneath him exploded in an instant, turning into countless points of light, which then merged into the Clear Sky Hammer that had appeared in his hand at some unknown time.

Great Sumeru Hammer, Ring Explosion!

Even after achieving godhood, the Haotian Ultimate Technique, which he created, remains his most powerful and proudest attack.

Unlike the version passed down by the Haotian Sect ten thousand years later, his exploding rings had been refined by the divine realm for decades, and its effect had long since reached a level comparable to divine skills.

For example, the simultaneous explosion of all nine rings would be so powerful that even third-level gods would perish, and even second-level gods would not dare to withstand it.

After all, it's not just first-level and second-level gods; there are also differences in strength among the officials in the divine realm. In fact, at this stage, the difference between individuals can often reach several times or even ten times, which is much greater than in other stages.

Despite the fierce competition, Tang Chen, with his amazing self-created skills, became the foremost among the gods in the divine realm.

As the undisputed number one genius of that era ten thousand years ago, who almost inherited the position of the Asura God, one can imagine how powerful his talent was.

But at this moment, there was no confidence on his face. Instead, as he swung the hammer at Huo Yuhao, he let out a desperate roar.

"Poseidon, run!"

After learning from their conversation that Huo Yuhao was the culprit behind the Nine-Colored Goddess incident, he realized the seriousness of the situation.

They thought they had only found clues about the murderer, but unexpectedly they ran right into the murderer himself.

Clearly, once Huo Yuhao learned the purpose of their trip, he would never let him and Poseidon go.

Since that's the case, let's strike first!

Almost without hesitation, he took advantage of Huo Yuhao's distraction and launched a full-force attack, preparing to sacrifice himself to help Poseidon escape.

You have to understand that this is someone who can defeat a wisp of Tang San's divine soul and has combat power comparable to a first-level god. No matter how confident he is, he doesn't think that he and Poseidon alone can defeat the opponent.

Only by taking them by surprise can we gain a chance of survival.

However, what happened next was like a heavy blow to his heart.

Huo Yuhao did not loosen his grip to dodge the attack as he had expected. Instead, he seemed not to have reacted at all and simply let the Haotian Hammer smash into his chest.

However, just as the hammer was about to make contact with the trench coat he was wearing, Huo Yuhao's spirit rings silently increased to seven.

Immediately afterwards, jewel-like, icy-white dragon scales spread out from the trench coat, as if in an instant the trench coat had transformed into a suit of dragon scale armor.

Upon seeing this, the Demon Emperor instinctively froze for a moment.

Because the last time left such a deep impression on her, she recognized at a glance that the dragon scales were one of the external manifestations of Huo Yuhao's martial soul possession.

But what she couldn't understand was why the dragon scales were strangely covering her clothes, when they were just on her skin last time.

The reason for this change is actually due to the new features that Huo Yuhao added to the trench coat after he improved it.

The latest novel is first published here!

Thanks to the properties of the Ice Extreme Divine Crystal, and after some research by Huo Yuhao, the trench coat is now extremely closely connected with the Ice Emperor Martial Soul, to the point that when the Martial Soul is attached to the body, the trench coat can be regarded as part of the body.

It was precisely because of this extraordinary breakthrough that the dragon scales that originally covered the body surface were successfully revealed on the trench coat.

Moreover, the effect of doing this is not just a simple change in appearance. It may seem like just rearranging the defensive measures, but in fact, it greatly enhances Huo Yuhao's defensive capabilities.

After all, a hard defense like dragon scales is much more effective when placed on the outermost layer than the innermost layer. Similarly, a windbreaker with cushioning function can also perform better when it becomes an inner lining.

As for the effect, as the Haotian Hammer, radiating suffocating power and capable of instantly killing a third-level god, landed on his chest, Huo Yuhao didn't even flinch, his face remaining indifferent.

"escape?"

Gazing at Tang Chen's bewildered expression, he couldn't help but ask softly, "Where are you going to escape to?"

The next second, Huo Yuhao's first spirit ring lit up instantly. As his hands shone with a diamond-like brilliance, he swiftly released Tang Chen's neck and grabbed the head of the Clear Sky Hammer.

Hyotei's Claw.

Before Tang Chen could react, an indescribable, terrifying strength and bone-chilling cold erupted from his palm.

Large swathes of frost spread from the Haotian Hammer, and the unimaginably low temperature even froze the violent energy he had just gained through the exploding rings.

But that wasn't the end of it. As Huo Yuhao's hand began to contract, fine cracks started to spread across the frost on the surface of the Clear Sky Hammer, and the Clear Sky Hammer inside also began to crack inch by inch.

Finally, under the shocked gazes of Poseidon and Tang Chen, the Haotian Hammer exploded with a bang, and was crushed into dust by Huo Yuhao.

With his martial spirit shattered and a large amount of his original power lost, Tang Chen, as the holder of the spirit, immediately felt the terrifying backlash.

He shuddered violently, his body stiffening as if struck by lightning. Then, after uncontrollably spitting out a mouthful of blood, he seemed to lose his support and plummeted towards the sea below.

"Tang Chen!"

Poseidon screamed, and the next second, he saw Huo Yuhao curl his fingers into a claw, and a suction force burst forth from his palm, directly pulling Tang Chen back into his hand.

"Tang Chen? No wonder he's using the Clear Sky Hammer, so he's from the Clear Sky Sect."

Slightly calming the chill that had seeped into his hands from the skill, Huo Yuhao tilted his head, seemingly curious, and asked, "So, Tang Hao should have come down too?"

How did this guy know?

Did he foresee that they would descend to the mortal realm?

Their pupils contracted sharply, and as a storm raged in their hearts, they heard Huo Yuhao's voice again.

"Your reactions tell me that I might have guessed correctly?"

Huo Yuhao smiled, but his tone carried an undisguised malice: "So, could you please tell me his location? Oh, and it would be even better if you could tell me the information of the rest of the people."

"...Do you think that's possible?"

Suppressing the pain that nearly made him faint, Tang Chen gasped for breath, his expression contorted as he met Huo Yuhao's eyes, and couldn't help but sneer.

"Or did running into the two of us give you confidence that you can take care of everyone?"

"From the moment you acted recklessly and murdered the Nine-Colored Goddess, you were destined to be an enemy of the entire divine realm. Did you think you could contend with the divine realm with your current strength? Did you think you could rest easy by hiding?"

"Even if you kill both of us, what difference will it make? It will only make your crime more serious, nothing more. From the moment the gods descended to earth, your fate was sealed. There will be no place for you in this world anymore. Even if you hide, it won't help. As long as you're still in this world, others will find you sooner or later. You won't be able to escape!"

A deafening voice echoed across the sea. He stared intently into Huo Yuhao's eyes, trying to find a trace of wavering or panic, but all he received was unchanging indifference and a barely perceptible hint of contempt.

For no apparent reason, Tang Chen felt a sudden panic.

He didn't say those things without reason; he did them deliberately so that he and Poseidon could survive.

After their exchange, he had a clear understanding of Huo Yuhao's strength. It's no exaggeration to say that in front of this guy, escaping had become a luxury.

In this situation, if they were to reveal everything they knew, as Huo Yuhao suggested, they would only face certain death.

Conversely, if a strong stance and the power behind them are used to intimidate the other party, making Huo Yuhao hesitant to act, then there is still a chance to continue to survive as a hostage.

If he were alone facing Huo Yuhao at this moment, he certainly wouldn't choose this path devoid of dignity, but there was no other way; he had Poseidon by his side.

Even if he becomes a prisoner, he will not give up as long as there is even the slightest possibility of survival.

Unfortunately, all of this was useless to Huo Yuhao.

"That's a real shame. I was hoping you could be a little more understanding of me."

As if scoffing at his claim of being besieged by the gods, or as if having seen through the hidden agenda behind his tough exterior, Huo Yuhao spoke softly.

"I have no patience to watch you play these boring tricks. If you're not willing to cherish this opportunity, then you might as well die."

「!?」

Tang Chen's expression changed drastically. Just as he was about to say something, he felt an indescribable chill creep up his neck.

Without giving him a chance to speak, Huo Yuhao froze his throat completely. Then, he exerted force with his hand again, as if crushing a cookie, and snapped his already frozen neck.

Because it all happened so suddenly, even until the moment of his death, Tang Chen's eyes still held disbelief and bewilderment.

But soon, the emotions hidden in his eyes faded along with his life.

"what……"

Poseidon stared blankly at the scene, her mouth open but no sound came out, she could only sob, and two lines of clear tears streamed down her face.

Huo Yuhao was also busy.

Although Tang Chen was weak, he was still a priest. Adhering to the principle of not wasting anything, he casually threw the corpse into the undead plane, intending to repair it later and turn it into an undead creature to slightly expand the power of the demiplane.

After doing all that, he turned his gaze to Poseidon, who seemed to have lost her soul.

"And you? Answer the question, or die?"

Poseidon trembled slightly, and her gaze toward Huo Yuhao was now filled with a venomous hatred.

Without hesitation, she stirred up the seawater below, but before she could launch an attack, Huo Yuhao crushed her throat in the same way.

Gazing at Poseidon's eyes, which were gradually losing their luster, Huo Yuhao didn't even bother to say anything this time. He simply stuffed the corpse into the plane of the dead.

"Done."

He clapped his hands, but his gaze fell on the Demon Soul Great White Shark in the distance. Seeing that the shark seemed to want to get closer but dared not make a move, Huo Yuhao's eyes flashed with surprise.

Is this person seeking revenge?

(End of this chapter)